Hahahah teach me to speed read and then reply

We seem to have a bit of a problem at 4th prop. Lauaki is "injured", Crosby seems to have dropped back a bit possibly due to having played quite a bit and A Powell is a novice. Dudson is hit or miss. The one missing from the mix is Spencer. If the usual props are a bit out of sorts why not play him?

I reckon A Powell will play and if he does that will be a huge risk and test for the player. A typical Wane kind of selection if he does IMO.

I think if he does play it has to be from the bench, can't start him like against Leeds

The actual 17 isn't a problem for me if it's the same, but the way we play to set plays is. We need to have a few up our sleeves that we haven't used before. Souths a few weeks back, played Manly and they scored from 3 brand new variations. If we have something like that for our next 3 games, we could very easily be crowned champions.

The one that put Thornley through last week was an ideal example, it was similar to the move Souths scored from but we used it in our own half. That definitely gives me hope that we have some up our sleeves.

Hughes may be stand by if Thornley is unfit.
If Thornley does play then Sam Powell on the bench along with three forwards.
Never been convinced by H, Faz and Tuson as a pack back three. Not big enough!
We will have to up our game by some measure to get a win at their place.

I'm not sure Andy Powell is fit enough for the game. Shame as I think he could bulk up our (relatively lightweight) pack. Gamble by Wane if he's in - I wouldn't be unhappy but maybe a bit worried about his defence.